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1、1Lesson Two Waiting for the PolicePart One Warm-upI. Joke Can you think as Holmes does?Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. As they lay down for the night, Holmes said: “Watson, look up into the sky and tell me what you see.”Watson said: “I see millions and millions of stars.”Holme
2、s: “And what does that tell you?”Watson: “Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Theologically it tells me that God is great and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically it tells me that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.
3、What does it tell you?”II. Quiz Mystery and crime stories are among the most popular forms of fiction today, and the popularity of the genre is no mystery to millions of readers worldwide.Here are some Mystery Greats. Try to match their names with their works to test your knowledge about mystery fic
4、tions or movies.“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” -Edgar Allan Poe “A Study in Scarlet” -Sherlock Holmes “The Murder at the Vicarage” -Agatha Christie “The Roman Hat Mystery”-Ellery Queen “The 39 Steps”-Alfred HitchcockIII. Quotations 1.Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the
5、 greatest for the last. 2.All knowledge comes useful to the detective.3.It is not so impossible, however, that a man should possess all knowledge which is likely to be useful to him in his work, and this, I have endeavored in my case to do. I. Author The story “Waiting for the Police” was written by
6、 J. Jefferson Farjeon, a British writer. He is best known for his mystery stories and is one 2of the first modern authors to mix romance and humor with crime.FARJEON, JOSEPH JEFFERSON (June 4, 1883June 6, 1955) English novelist, playwright, and journalist, was born in London into literary circumstan
7、ces. His father, Benjamin Farjeon, was a well-known novelist and he was the brother of the childrens writer Eleanor Farjeon and the playwright Herbert FarjeonAlthough known for his keen humor and flashing wit, he was no stranger to the sinister and terrifying. The critic for the Saturday Review of L
8、iterature praised Death in the Inkwell, one of his later books, calling it an “amusing, satirical, and frequently hair-raising yarn of an author who got dangerously mixed up with his imaginary characters. Tricky.”detective fiction that entails the occurrence of an unknown event which requires the pr
9、otagonist to make known (or solve). It is similar to the whodunit in that the clues may often be given to the reader by subtle means. Though it is often confused with detective fiction, it does not require a crime to have occurred or the involvement of law enforcement.It often involves a suspense or
10、 a 3surprising ending as the climax in order to draw the readers attention.The genre has its beginning in the riddles told in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Similar stories were told in the Middle Ages,but the genre didnt really begin to develop until the detective stories of Edgar Allan Poe. The
11、first true mystery novel is considered to be The Woman in White (1860) by Wilkie Collins.I.Text Analysis 1. Setting This story is set in a boarding house where life, especially evening life, is notoriously dull for the odd collection of people who live there.But one of the guests manages to think of
12、 something which does stir up quite a bit of interest.2. Characters Mrs. Mayton / landlady / try to keep everyone talkingMr. Monty Smith/as polite as pale/keep any ball rollingMiss Wicks /oldest /knitting all the timeBella/ young lovely/ not particularly smartMr. Calthrop/ middle-aged/ walk in sleep
13、, doze all the timeMr. Penbury /eccentric intelligent /have a chilling effect possess a brain3. StructurePart I (Paras. 111): an idle discussion about where Mr. Wainwright has gone and serving to introduce the characters who live in the boarding-housePart II (Paras. 1233) Mr. Penbury announces that
14、Mr. Wainwright is deadPart III (Paras. 3488) Mr. Penbury direct a general rehearsal of their alibis while waiting for the policePart IV (Paras. 8991) a suspense ending4. Further Discussion1) How is the story started? The story starts with a question from the landlady Mrs. Mayton.This as an appropria
15、te and direct beginning. The question immediately arouses the attention of the boarders gathered in the drawing room. This first bit of conversation is actually the beginning of an idle conversation conducted by bored people to kill time. But this part gives us a brief introduction of all the boarde
16、rs and prepares us for an unexpected turn of events.2) Why did Mrs. Mayton ask this question?It didnt matter to her in the least where Mr. Wainwright had gone. What she is really interested in is the money paid by the boarders. And sometimes, as a landlady, she felt obliged to whip up a little interest to start an idle conversation.3) What did Mr. Penbury say that got everybodys attention? What was his purpose by doing thi
